January 24, 2012

WaPo Ombudsman Admits: 'The Post Has a Liberal, Pro-Obama Bias'

On Sunday, Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton noted that Deborah Howell, Post ombudsman from 2005 through 2008, said at the end of her tenure that "some of the conservatives' complaints about a liberal tilt [at The Post] are valid." He added: "I won't quibble with her conclusion. I think she was right."

Pexton said this even as he characterized his electronic mailbox as a harsh place when conservatives get going on the paper's fawning Obama coverage:

On Sunday, Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton noted that Deborah Howell, Post ombudsman from 2005 through 2008, said at the end of her tenure that \"some of the conservatives' complaints about a liberal tilt [at The Post] are valid.\" He added: \"I won't quibble with her conclusion. I think she was right.\"\n\nPexton said this even as he characterized his electronic mailbox as a harsh place when conservatives get going on the paper's fawning Obama coverage: